Big 12 logo in Texas' colors The Texas Longhorns are the athletic teams that represent. The teams are sometimes referred to as the ' Horns and take their name from the that were an important part of the development of Texas, and are now the official 'large animal' of the U.S. State of Texas. The women's teams are sometimes called the Lady Longhorns, but generally both the men's and women's teams are referred to as the Longhorns, and the mascot is a Texas Longhorn steer named. The Longhorn nickname appeared in Texas newspapers by 1900. The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship institution of the.

Program Mathematica here. It offers a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs, and was selected as 'America's Best Sports College' in a 2002 analysis. Texas was also listed as the number one client from 2005–2013 in regards to the amount of annual received from the sales of its fan merchandise. Texas is the only remaining NCAA Division I school to operate separate men's and women's athletic departments, after the other remaining holdout, the, merged its men's and women's athletic departments at the end of the 2011–12 academic year. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Varsity sports [ ] Men's sports Women's sports Cross country Cross country Golf Rowing Golf Soccer Tennis Track and field † Tennis Track and field † † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. A charter member of the until its dissolution in 1996, the Texas Longhorns now compete in the, as a member of the.

The school's colors are officially Orange (Pantone 159) and White, with — also known as Texas Orange – being the specific shade of orange used. Performs the alma mater (') as well as the university fight song (') at various sporting events. Over the years, Longhorn sports teams have won 52 total national championships, 44 of which are NCAA National Championships. The University of Texas currently fields a varsity team in nine men's sports and eleven women's sports. Football [ ]. With a view of the Two Texas Longhorn running backs have won college football's most prestigious individual award, the: (1977) and (1998).

Seventeen Longhorn players and two Longhorn coaches have been inducted into the, while four are enshrined in the. Have also received recognition for their performance. In terms of total wins, Texas is the 2nd-ranked NCAA Division I FBS program in college football history with 891 wins, after passing Nebraska during the 2016 season. As of the end of the 2016 season, the Longhorns' is 891–359–33 (.709). Only the has won more games and a greater percentage of games played than Texas, which recorded its 800th victory with the Longhorns' 41–38 win over the in the at the. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, the program was somewhat less successful, but the Longhorns have since returned to prominence in college football, finishing in the top six of the AP and coaches' polls in 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009. The University of Texas team plays home games in which has a of 100,119.

Renovations began on the stadium November 14, 2005, two days following the last home football game of the 2005 season. The improvements were completed before the 2008 football season, and included additional seating and the nation's first high definition video display in a collegiate facility nicknamed '.'

The Texas Longhorns football program has produced. All-time University of Texas football. The annual football game with Texas A&M usually took place on. Notre Dame and Texas kick off the season in a battle of storied programs. Find out all the details on the game's start time and. Storied college football programs.

The University completed a $27 million expansion and renovation to the south end zone facilities in August 2009 which added 4,525 permanent bleacher seats and changed the playing surface to FieldTurf. With the new permanent bleacher seating section added behind the south end zone and the total remodeling of the north end zone completed in 2008, the stadium's official capacity now stands at 100,119. This was surpassed when 101,357 saw #3-ranked Texas beat Kansas 51–20 on November 21, 2009. The Longhorns are currently coached by, who came to Texas in November 2016 after being head coach. Texas Longhorns under Mack Brown [ ] Mack Brown became the head football coach for Texas in 1998. From 1998 through the 2008–2009 season, the Longhorns had a 124–27 win-loss record. In his first six years at Texas, Brown had a winning record but he had not managed to win the conference or to lead the Longhorns into a game.